Mitchell Saron

Mitchell Saron
Born	(2000-12-06) December 6, 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Country	United States
Weapon	Sabre
Hand	right-handed
Medal record Men's sabre Representing   United States World Championships 2023 Milan Team Pan American Championships 2023 Lima Team 2024 Lima Team 2025 Rio de Janeiro Team 2024 Lima Individual 2025 Rio de Janeiro Individual Junior World Championships 2018 Verona Team 2019 Toruń Individual 2019 Toruń Team

Mitchell Saron (December 6, 2000) is an American right-handed sabre fencer. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, in the Men's sabre and Men's team sabre in July 2024.

Early life

Saron was born on December 6, 2000, and is Filipino American and Jewish. ^{[1] [2]} His hometown is Ridgewood, New Jersey. ^[1]

Education

Saron attended Ridgewood High School. ^[3] He studied economics at Harvard University and graduated in 2023. ^{[4] [1] [5]}

Fencing

In 2019, Saron won a gold medal in the team portion of the National Champion for the U.S. National Championships. ^[4] In 2023, he was 14th at the Madrid Men's Sabre World Cup. ^[6]

In 2024, Saron won a gold medal for the Men's Saber World Cup in the team's portion while he was representing Team USA.

Saron represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, in the Men's sabre and Men's team sabre on July 27 and 31, 2024. ^{[7] [1]}

Medal record

World Championship

Date	Location	Event	Position
2023-07-27	Milan, Italy	Team Men's Sabre	3rd [8]

World Cup

Date	Location	Event	Position
2024-03-24	Budapest, Hungary	Team Men's Sabre	1st [9]
2025-03-08	Padua, Italy	Team Men's Sabre	2nd [10]
2025-03-30	Budapest, Hungary	Team Men's Sabre	3rd [11]

Pan American Championship

Date	Location	Event	Position
2023-06-20	Lima, Peru	Team Men's Sabre	1st [12]
2024-06-27	Lima, Peru	Individual Men's Sabre	2nd [13]
2024-06-30	Lima, Peru	Team Men's Sabre	1st [14]
2025-06-26	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Individual Men's Sabre	3rd [15]
2025-06-29	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Team Men's Sabre	1st [16]

See also

• List of select Jewish fencers
• List of USFA Division I National Champions

References

1. "Mitchell Saron". USA Fencing. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
2. "Jewish fencers make up nearly a third of the 2024 US Olympic fencing team in Paris," JTA.
3. "Ridgewood Fencer Qualifies For Olympics". Ridgewood Daily Voice. March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
4. "National Champions! Crimson Capture 2024 NCAA Fencing National Championship". Harvard University. March 24, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
5. "Eight From Harvard Named Elite by USOPC as Potential Olympians". Harvard University. September 4, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
6. "Harvard Fencers Earn Silver With USA Fencing at World Cup Events; Scruggs, Hansen Earn National Awards". Harvard University. May 15, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
7. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
8. "27 Jul 2023 world Championship". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
9. "24 Mar 2024 world Cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
10. "08 Mar 2025 world cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
11. "30 Mar 2025 world cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
12. "20 Jun 2023 zone Championships". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
13. "27 Jun 2024 zone Championships". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
14. "30 Jun 2024 zone Championships". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
15. "26 Jun 2025 zone championships". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
16. "29 Jun 2025 zone championships". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved June 29, 2025.